The perfumes I create are made with actual plant material, sometimes tinctured or infused, and essences obtained from nature in the guise of essential oils. The natural or botanical perfumer has a vast palette to work with in creating their artwork, le…
Entries Tagged 'chaparral' ↓
A Walk in the Woods
June 3rd, 2008 — , Nature, botanical perfume, chaparral, essential oils, inspiration, native plants from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
Purple Haze
May 22nd, 2008 — , chaparral, inspiration, native plants, sage from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
I power walked up the steep street which leads to the Santa Monica Mountain trails early this morning. The birds were singing, bees a humming and as the landscape shifted from homes to plant life the scent of white sage filled my lungs.There are areas …
The Sky is Open
April 21st, 2008 — , chaparral, inspiration, native plants from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
We celebrated the earth this weekend in the Santa Monica mountains among divine beings. On Sunday we met some friends up in Topanga, hopped on bikes and scooters and made our way to the Topanga Earth Day Celebration. Through the chaparral scented breez…
Bunnies, Eggs and Mythical Creatures
March 23rd, 2008 — , Nature, Spring Equinox, chaparral, native plants, spring from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
Happy Easter! The origins of the word Easter are found in the ancient Saxon Lunar Goddess known as Eostre and Norse Goddess Ostara. In both these traditions, as well as those of the Greeks and Egyptians we find the symbolic use of eggs and bunnies. Th…
Elemental Air+Fire
October 22nd, 2007 — air, chaparral, elementals, fire, fragrance families, native plants from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
Friday in the late afternoon I began an intensive weekend course on Natural/Botanical Perfumery, really working the olfactory muscles in a big way. I’d arrive home after a very full day, exhausted on multiple levels.Saturday night, or was it the wee ho…
